The small town of 49253 Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, Michigan is home to a diverse population that is involved in the local politics. Representing all sides of the political spectrum, there are a variety of candidates running for offices in this community. Every election season sees an active debate between Democrats and Republicans, as well as those who support other parties or independent candidates. No matter what side of the political spectrum you might be on, there is sure to be a candidate that reflects your views in 49253 Manitou Beach-Devils Lake. As a resident, it's important to stay informed about the issues and participate in voting during elections. This way, we can ensure our voices are heard in local politics and make sure the right people are elected to represent our interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 49253 (Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, MI) is moderately conservative.
Lenawee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Lenawee County, MI 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lenawee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.1%.
Lenawee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49253 (Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, MI) is moderately conservative.
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Lenawee County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Adrian Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Manitou Beach-Devils Lake, Michigan: r R d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 49253 (Manitou Beach-Devils Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $1,471 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $13,269 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)